iPod Socks (en.wikipedia.org)

Holy shite. I never knew. Or, at least, this rings no bells. I have several iPod classics, now I know what to look for on eBay.

Who knew Apple had a long history of knitwear releases?

I never ever knew such product existed.

No wonder they made iPhone pocket now.

They should make tshirts for their laptops as well.

> Apple stopped selling the product sometime in September 2012.[5] The set soon became a collector's item, with aftermarket prices rising as high as US$90 by 2014.

There it is. The only reason anyone on HN will ever give a damn

I love that these posts are right below each other at the moment.

Back in the day I knitted something similar for myself, though I don't recall if I'd seen the original product.

In fact earlier this year I bought a new kindle and knitted a little "sock" for it:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGTsi5SM9YM/

Just knit a rectangle, and sew two edges together to make a flat "sock" or "envelope". I was done in a couple of hours, but I guess I'm used to knitting in front of the TV.

I bought these for the kids, back in the iPod days. Fun and helpful to keep the things from getting too banged up. But actually the iPod era went by quickly.

The iPod was a stepping stone to the iPhone but even Steve didn’t know that at the beginning.

I didn't realize these were a collectors item, I had bought a couple packs as they worked great to keep the iPod from clattering around in the glove compartment or center console of the car. I gave some to friends who used them as phone cases in the early iPhone days.

used one with my magic mouse 1, never would have paid upwards of $40 for it. was quite handy tho, to avoid scratching the delicate white plastic, despite it barely fit. Issey Myake knit lanyard pocket -- what a joke! Buckle up folks, we're definitely in a bubble.

Back when smartphones were not a thing yet, I had some new Nokia model that I kept in a little fabric 'bag' that I got with my Minidisc-player. I remember being laughed at by some friends. Years later everybody uses some kind of case for their smartphone, and I go by some personal policy to keep the bare smartphone in my pocket. I don't know why I tell this, maybe because I sometimes feel like a trendsetter.

Stuff like this was kind of necessary on those early generation iPods, they had mechanical spinning disks. I remember dropping mine and hearing the click from the busted disk :/

After recently fixing up and using my old iPod, I was happy to find the website that I used to buy my parts also sells generic iPod socks!

I've got one on it in my phone locker right now.

https://eoe.works/collections/cases-attachments/products/new...

The world wasn't ready for this. Apple is living two decades ahead.

I'm wondering if there are Socks/Pocket for Apple Vision Pro planned for release in 2035.

$30 for a sock even in 2025 seems pretty steep. In 2004 is crazy. I guess I'm forgetting how "overpriced" Apple was at the time.

vom

Context for this submission:

Apple releases the iPhone Pocket: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-po...

HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45885813

I also had an iPad sock, that eventually fitted an MacBook Air.

I need some AirPod mittens to keep my collection in.

I still use them to plug in my wired earphones.

> "cotton knit socks"

Interesting that they charge ten times more now for sock-things, yet they're only polyester.

> "Tech Specs" [sic]

> "Material: Nylon (14%), Polyester (85%), Polyurethane (1%)"

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/hs8p2zm/a/iphone-pocket-b...

I love mine, still love them to carry small accessories all the time. Wish there was some modern alternative since some are becoming worn.